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McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:35 am
by Kyle2 MacLea
Dear Forum, Well, my wife had an interesting moment at the clinic where she was working today.
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:47 pm
by James Stewart McLay
Hi all, Don't think there is a connection here. according to Scottish Directories the name doesn't appear here. At first I thought it would have an Irish connection, but according to entries in Google the name is known in N.America and appears to be of East European Origin, Slav or Romanian.
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:05 pm
by Hamish Mcleay
Hi Kyle
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:05 pm
by Kyle2 MacLea
I suspect you're right, Hamish.
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:00 pm
by Kyle2 MacLea
Thanks, James!
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:34 pm
by Hamish Mcleay
Would pronounce Mcleay , Mclea , Mcclay all the same way. Have not yet investigated other moves from Dingwall fully yet but apart from my lot coming east to banffshire others also moved away from Dingwall. My guess would be some south to central belt in Scotland , Glasgow , Edinburgh and some emigrated. Will investigate when time permits.Two of the family that settled in Banffshire moved on from here next generation , one to Aberdeen and one to Edinburgh 1830s where he raised a big family and worked as a fireman on ships from Edinburgh. So i guess thats a link from Edinburgh to Banffshire to Rosshire in only 3 generations . I suppose it would be easy to assume they were from different families being from different areas and a change of spelling into the bargain!spelling was Mcleay in Edinburgh..............H
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:57 am
by Canadian Livingstone
Hi Kyle, Yet another spelling of your name. Interesting. I am told that some of those who use the "K" in their Mackinlea or Macklea name arent actually connected to highland Maconleas and that the k was added to the gaelic Mac in more recent times. Regarding my earlier tartan letter. The old Livingstone Tartan is almost identical the McColl red green black tartan. The MCColls served in large numbers with the Maconleas in the Stewart of Appin Regiment in 1746. regards Donald
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:26 pm
by Kyle2 MacLea
Interesting discovery there on the tartan front.
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:09 pm
by Andrew Lancaster4
Welcome Stewart Don't forget that spelling conventions were often lost amongst early "Scots Irish" immigrants, creating new variations, and keeping old ones going on that are now extinct in Scotland. Regards Andrew
McLea name variant -- a new one
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:10 pm
by Andrew Lancaster4
Hi Kyle Now that you know the name exists you can try checking in a phone book or some other traditional method like google? Regards Andrew